"Alright, let's go. Thank you for the warm hospitality, Brother Xu," Guo Xuyang said.
"What are you thanking me for, brother? If we haven't eaten enough, we can continue tonight," Xu Dahai replied.
"We won't be out tonight. These leftovers are more than enough. I need to go back and get some good rest."
As they spoke, the group headed to the car.
"Should I drive?" Ye Zi asked.
"Then you can take Xiao Yun and the others back to the hotel. I'll ride with Brother Xu," Guo Xuyang said.
"Yu'er, you drive this car."
"Don't go out joyriding again!" Ye Zi shouted.
"What are you talking about? We're just taking Brother Xu home and then we'll head back."
Guo Xuyang said as he and Xiao Xi sat in the back seat.
"Brother Xu, please take the front seat. Yu'er, drive."
Guo Xuyang had Yu'er take Xu Dahai home first, then hailed another taxi to drop Xiao Xi off at the school entrance.
"Yangzi, thank you."
"Don't be so polite. Being polite makes us strangers. Hurry back. Call me if anything comes up."
"Okay, goodbye."
"Yu'er, I'm tired, I'm going to rest for a bit. Wake me up when we get to the hotel."
Guo Xuyang said, resting his head on Yu'er's lap.
"Sleep then. I wonder where you got so much energy yesterday?"
Yu'er said, gently stroking Guo Xuyang's head.
"I couldn't hold back yesterday."
"Was it really about Brother Xu?"
"It was probably arranged by his boss. Brother Xu was just the point man."
"Still worried about what happened yesterday morning?"
"Yes. Luckily, it was me. If it were someone else, who knows how they would have been tormented?"
"It's all in the past, don't think about it. Besides, Brother Xu already intervened."
"Yes. I need to get some good sleep." Guo Xuyang soon began to snore.
"Xiao Xi, what did you stir-fry? It smells so good."
As soon as Xiao Xi entered the dormitory, she was surrounded.
"Big Goose. Why aren't you in class? Come and try some." Xiao Xi said with a smile.
"I'll have a piece." A girl with a ponytail reached out and picked up a piece.
"What time is it? We're back early. This is delicious, where did you buy it? Can you bring me some back next time?"
"A friend gave it to me, I don't know where he bought it." Xiao Xi wasn't lying.
She didn't know where it was from.
"This is too delicious," several roommates said in unison.
"No, this isn't Big Goose, Big Goose doesn't taste like this. I've eaten this before, I think it's called Wild Goose."
The girl with the ponytail suddenly said.
"Xiao Yu, what did you say this was? Wild Goose? Have you eaten this before?" The other girls asked.
"I have. I went to a friend's birthday party and tried it. That was the only time, unfortunately, I haven't been back since."
"Where did you eat it?"
"In a villa, I can't be sure of the exact location. We took a car with them and were led into the villa," Xiao Yu said.
"Whose birthday was it?"
"Xu Lifan, that second-generation heir. My best friend was dating him, so I tagged along."
"I know, I know, I heard his elder was a wealthy magnate in Shanghai," another girl said.
"Xiao Yu, what happened to your best friend later?"
"They broke up. Someone like that wouldn't fall for my best friend, it was just for fun."
"These are all scum. Not a single good one," the girls said in a flurry of words.
"I heard his cousin is very handsome, the young master of the department store on Nanjing Road," Xiao Yu revealed more gossip.
"How do you know so much?"
"Xu Lifan told me, I even asked him to help set me up.
He just sneered and said, 'You have no chest and no butt, so don't even think about it.'"
Xiao Yu mimicked him vividly.
"Hahaha, that must have crushed your tender heart."
The roommates burst into laughter.
"It would be more fitting if Xiao Xi went."
"By the way, Xiao Xi, who is your friend that gave this to you? Was it leftovers?" Xiao Yu asked.
"What are you talking about? He specifically stir-fried it for me to bring back.
I originally wanted to pack the leftovers, but Brother Xu helped me stir-fry a fresh portion again."
"Brother Xu? Which Brother Xu? Is it Xu Lifan?" Xiao Yu quickly asked.
"No. I don't know his name, only that he is surnamed Xu.
He looks to be in his thirties. He probably isn't Xu Lifan?"
Xiao Xi certainly wouldn't reveal Xu Dahai's name.
"In his thirties? Then it's not Xu Lifan.
Xu Lifan is only twenty years old this year, about the same age as Xiao Xi.
What did you all eat? The items inside are not cheap."
"There was this Big Goose, fried small birds, sashimi, lobster, very large crab, oysters, a pot of mutton soup and a pot of ginseng porridge, I forgot the rest."
Xiao Xi told a mix of truth and falsehood, not daring to mention the deer penis and bear paw.
"No deer penis or bear paw?" Xiao Yu directly asked.
"I didn't see deer penis, but there seemed to be deer penis soup."
"So there was deer penis. Xu Lifan wanted deer penis last time, but someone else got it.
Xu Lifan was very angry about it. That one instance cost hundreds of thousands.
This time, it probably cost you hundreds of thousands too, right?"
"I don't know. I just went to eat."
"Can you introduce your friend to me when you get back?"
"I'm not familiar with him. I just met him today."
"He specifically stir-fried a portion of Wild Goose for you to take back just today? This dish must be worth tens of thousands."
"Tens of thousands?" Xiao Xi was shocked.
She hadn't felt it was that expensive when she heard the meal cost hundreds of thousands, as the sashimi and prawns were so delicious.
But the fact that this dish was worth tens of thousands was beyond her comprehension.
"I remember Xu Lifan bragging that this dish was sixty-eight thousand per portion, and yours is even larger.
Yours is likely a whole bird, while his was half a bird at the time," Xiao Yu recalled.
Xiao Yu's words made Xiao Xi recall Xu Dahai's words to Guo Xuyang on the way: "What you've helped me earn, I haven't even spent one percent of it."
Then how much money must Guo Xuyang have helped Xu Dahai earn? Possibly hundreds of millions?
She felt like she couldn't breathe.
The words spoken by the group during the meal replayed in her mind:
Anran Hotel, Emerald Gold and Silver Jewelry Store, Antiques Street Jade Antiques...
These seemed to be Guo Xuyang's businesses.
No wonder the person from yesterday told her that if she could latch onto Guo Xuyang, she would never have to worry about food or drink again.
Her curiosity towards Guo Xuyang grew even stronger.
Why was Xu Dahai so fawning over Guo Xuyang even after earning hundreds of millions?
The portion of food she received today, supposedly stir-fried for her, was actually prepared by the chef at Xu Dahai's quiet request after he heard Guo Xuyang say she wanted to pack some leftovers.
Moreover, Guo Xuyang was so shrewd, insisting on taking the leftovers with them.
Then there was Ye Zi, like a tigress, always targeting Guo Xuyang, with that distinctive white hair.
And she had said that these women were all his.
That President Xu, however, was very polite, and likely not one of his women.
As for Yu'er, she was incredibly astute. Although she didn't say much, her entire aura was otherworldly, as if she emanated an ethereal charm.
She found herself lost in thought.